3,000 affected as floods wreak havoc in Kamuli

By  Sam Opio Caleb The Kamuli district disaster committee is seeking emergency relief supplies after at least 3,000 people were affected by floods and hailstones in the Sub-counties of Magogo, Kisozi, Nawanyago, Namasagali and Kagumba. The worst-hit Sub-counties are Namasagali and Kagumba, where a total of 1,000 people from 436 households have been displaced after 30 houses crumbled and over 66 others got submerged by floods. The catastrophe has forced residents to seek sanctuary in schools and churches, where they face imminent hunger, water-related diseases, and Gender Based Violence (GBV). The Kamuli district disaster committee says all the affected zones, which lie along the River Nile banks, include; Malugulya, Kasimwe, and Bugumbya, all in Namasagali Sub-county, whose residents now reside […]